Gabriel Macht
Macht in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Gabriel Simon Macht
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 22, 1972
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Gabriel Macht is an American actor and producer. His roles include the films A Love Song for Bobby Long, The Spirit, and The Recruit, and the series Suits. He is the son of Suzanne Victoria (Pulier), a museum curator, and actor Stephen Macht (Stephen Robert Macht). Gabriel is married to Australian actress and model Jacinda Barrett, with whom he has two children.
Both of Gabriel’s parents are Jewish (of Russian Jewish, Lithuanian Jewish, German Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Ukrainian Jewish descent). His father, who is an actor, is a Jewish chaplain.
Gabriel’s paternal grandfather was Jerome Irving Macht (the son of Harry Elias Macht and Jeanette/Jennie Fanny Rubin). Jerome was born in Virginia. Harry was a Russian Jewish emigrant, born in Moscow, the son of Moses Leopold Macht, who was born in Lithuania, and of Henrietta Rosenberg. Jeanette was born in Leeds, England, to a Russian Jewish father, Morris Rubin, and a German Jewish mother, Annie Jacobson.
Gabriel’s paternal grandmother was Janette/Jeanette/Janet Curlenjik/Curlinjek (the daughter of Sam/Simon S. Curlenjik and Sarah Rebecca). Janette was born in Connecticut. Sam and Sarah were Jewish emigrants from Russia and/or Poland.
Gabriel’s maternal grandfather was Emanuel Pulier (the son of Samuel Pulier and Sarah Gershenzweit). Emanuel was born in Letichev, in the Ukraine, to Jewish parents. Sarah was the daughter of Leopold Gershenzweit.
Gabriel’s maternal grandmother was Sonia Serbin/Servin (the daughter of Meyer Serbin/Servin and Frieda/Frada Dobrin). Sonia and her parents were Jewish emigrants from Russia.
Sources: Genealogy of Gabriel Macht – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Gabriel’s paternal grandparents, Harry Elias Macht and Jeanette/Jennie Fanny Rubin, in the Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 index – https://familysearch.org
Gabriel’s paternal grandfather, Jerome Irving Macht, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gabriel’s maternal grandmother, Sonia Serbin/Servin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Gabriel’s maternal grandmother, Sonia (Serbin/Servin) Pulier – http://www.nytimes.com
Is his middle name actually Swann as Wikipedia suggests?
He looks Castizo. There’s probably some Native American in his DNA.
How would he go about acquiring Native American DNA? He doesn’t have a single great-grandparent who was born in the Americas.
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are you high??